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The authorities from both sides are working towards a year-end launch in Singapore and Indonesia. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

House prices in the world’s most expensive city have fallen for the first time in three years as measures introduced by the Singaporean government to cool the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The cautious approach that property developers are taking in their bids for Singapore's land sites appears to be spreading even to the highly sought-after central business district (CBD), ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Home prices fell for the first time in three years in the second quarter, suggesting the market in Singapore is cooling on the back of the latest property curbs. ( read original story ...)

AN AVERAGE of 250 property transactions per year from 2018 to 2022 were exempted from the Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD) imposed on foreign buyers due to a “national treatment” obligation spelled ... ( read original story ...)

THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is studying the feasibility of a longer leasehold period – such as 30 or 60 years – for an entire black-and-white bungalow estate, so that a private developer can ... ( read original story ...)

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam also said he had taken steps “to deal with any perceived or potential conflict of interest” over his rental of the black-and-white colonial bungalow. ( read original story ...)

Cooling measures, higher interest rates take toll on private residential prices which dropped by 0.4 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The cost incurred by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) for the improvement and maintenance works for 26 Ridout Road was to ensure the property was habitable, said Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore named Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as Chairman of its Board of Directors effective July 8. ( read original story ...)

Private property values slid 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year – the first decline since the outbreak of the pandemic. Resale prices for public housing, meanwhile, recorded their 13th ... ( read original story ...)

EUROZONE and UK interest rate hikes continue, the latter with a surprise 50 basis points in June. Meanwhile, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has hinted at more hikes ahead. Read more at The ... ( read original story ...)

Opinion: Unraveling questions over rental processes, clearance of land, property improvements, and possible preferential treatment in ministers' rental of Ridout Road properties from Singapore Land ... ( read original story ...)

Cost may be a factor when buying a power bank. But does price correlate with how safe these portable chargers are? The programme Talking Point has some of them stress-tested, with varying results. ( read original story ...)

The Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) is seen as a core component of cooling measures. Every time prices creep too high, we see the government ramp up ABSD — most recently on April 27, when the ABSD ... ( read original story ...)

The proposed change will result in 91 per cent of all depositors being fully covered by deposit insurance. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)